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Ouray eyes new buses, safety upgrades
The Ouray School District is eyeing a slate of capital projects to improve safety and prolong the lifespan of the 54-year-old gymnasium, including new...
June 28, 2023
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School leaders ready for universal preschool
It’s only been a few weeks since the school year ended and summer break began, but school leaders in Ridgway and Ouray already have their eye on the c...
June 28, 2023
Spotlight on the Arts: Cara Fandel
Spotlight on the Arts: Cara Fandel
Cara Fandel spent 32 years viewing the world through her camera lens before she turned to a different kind of art. Though she enjoyed work as a profes...
June 14, 2023
Spotlight on the Arts: Kellie Day
Spotlight on the Arts: Kellie Day
You can spot a piece of Kellie Day’s artwork long before you’re close enough to the canvas to see her signature. Soft pastel shades and vibrant jewel ...
May 31, 2023
New shelter director sees chances to grow
New shelter director sees chances to grow
Second Chance Humane Society’s Board of Directors has hired new Executive Director Nick Gilman on a nine-month contract, with board leadership describ...
May 24, 2023
Spotlight on the Arts: Lisa Issenberg
Spotlight on the Arts: Lisa Issenberg
Lisa Issenberg is in the business of taking a significant moment in a person’s life and crafting it into a memory they can hold in their hands. Out of...
May 3, 2023
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School renovation nears finish line
Renovations at Ridgway Elementary School are on track to wrap up in the next few months, with the last of the major work scheduled to start when stude...
May 3, 2023
Roofing company rehangs shingle in Ridgway
After 25 years of working on roofing, restoration and construction projects in Ouray County and beyond, Dave Manes decided it was time to reopen an of...
April 26, 2023
Spotlight on the Arts: Erin Cawley
Spotlight on the Arts: Erin Cawley
No matter where she lands in life, Ouray County Performing Arts Guild Executive Director Erin Cawley seems to find her way to the stage. Cawley has de...
April 26, 2023
New fitness studio wants you to shape up
New fitness studio wants you to shape up
[tecnavia_gallery slug='new-fitness-studio-wants-you-to-shape-up-gallery-20230503-2306-151356' view='carousel']From aerobics to Zumba, Ouray resident ...
March 30, 2023
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Will Coloradans choose the ‘right to hunt’?
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Will Coloradans choose the ‘right to hunt’?
Proposed constitutional amendment asks who should dictate wildlife policy
By Chart Riggall 
October 14, 2026
Colorado’s vote next month on whether to amend the state Constitution by codifying the right to hunt and fish has intensified debate among hunters, conservationists and legal experts over exactly who ...
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City hit with another police suit
Ex-admin assistant claims Ouray lost personal info, violated policies
By Erin McIntyre erin@ouraynews.com 
October 14, 2026
The city of Ouray faces another lawsuit from an ex-employee of the police department. In a complaint filed last week in district court, former Ouray Police Department administrative assistant Lucy Ree...
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County OKs police deal
By Mike Wiggins mike@ouraynews.com 
October 14, 2026
Ouray County commissioners approved a revised contract Tuesday that would make the Ouray County Sheriff’s Office the full-time provider of police services in the city of Ouray — but at a higher cost t...
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In light of budget cuts, Padgett takes 10% salary reduction
By James Hanlon 
October 14, 2026
Ouray County Commissioner Lynn Padgett will take a voluntary 10% salary reduction next year in a show of solidarity with other departments that took cuts for the 2027 budget. Padgett said budget reduc...
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School district to sell workforce unit
Pay raise bumps Ridgway staff out of affordable housing income bracket
By James Hanlon 
October 14, 2026
The Ridgway School Board plans to sell the school district’s last affordable housing unit and rejected a land donation that could have been used to build more housing at a board meeting Oct. 8. No sta...
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